to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
long ago; a long time ago; already
to die; to lay down life's burden
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
intimidation; threat; bluster
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out